Suppression of Testimony

By: Derek Hawkins//April 5, 2018//

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WI Court of Appeals – District IV

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Chad David Knauer

Case No.: 2017AP2243-CR

Officials: SHERMAN, J.

Focus: Suppression of Testimony

The State appeals an order of the circuit court suppressing statements made by Chad Knauer to police on the basis that those statements were not made voluntarily. The State’s sole developed argument on appeal is that Knauer’s statements should not have been suppressed because the police did not utilize an improper police tactic to procure Knauer’s confession. I affirm.

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